Operating Company

GroupM

Job Title

System Operation administrator

Department / Team

GroupM Finance

Reporting To

System Operations director

Location

London

About GroupM

GroupM is the leading global media investment management operation serving as the parent company to WPP media agencies including Mindshare, Wavemaker and EssenceMediaCom, each global operations in their own right with leading market positions. GroupM’s primary purpose is to maximize performance of WPP’s media agencies by operating as leader and collaborator in trading, content creation, sports, digital, finance, proprietary tool development and other business-critical capabilities. GroupM’s focus is to deliver unrivalled marketplace advantage to its clients, stakeholders and people. Discover more about GroupM at www.groupm.com.

The Role Objective

The main purpose of the role is to assist the business with a wide range of ad-hoc duties & projects across the group. With overall management of the systems that control our media bookings, expenses, PO's, operational finance and reporting finance use within DDS/ MediaOcean. Our teams objective is to support various queries, Issues and offer insight and guidance on what is the correct path and to resolve problems.

We aim to set the structure and tools to allow the business to operate optimally

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure approval matrix in MediaOcean fits current business requirement
• Working with Finance teams to resolve issues
• Working Finance plus to assist and advise on operations on both payables and media billings
• Amending system set up for timesheets / expense
• Understand MediaOcean control system for client billing / Security set up/ exchange rates
• Advising IBM / IT teams on system set up.
• Provide insight on key projects across the business
• Test any new Mediaocean releases to ensure they are fit for purpose
• Assist Finance Team on any accounting queries and system out of balances

Business Partnering

• Business partnering through engagement with business on a regular basis including face-to-face meetings
• Adding value to operational teams through analysis, reporting etc.

Other and periodic

• Audit support
• Reporting support
• Business initiatives and changes

Skills and Behaviours

Essential

• Intermediate / advance level of excel
• Experience working with DDS / Media Ocean
• Organized with good attention to detail
• Quick to learn and adaptable to changing work allocation and able to prioritise workload to meet challenging deadlines
• Strong analytical and reconciliation skills
• Strong communication & relationship building skills
• Enthusiastic with a can do attitude
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team

(Please note this is a UK based role and requires individuals to have the right to work in this location)